Basic Chords for the piano
On this page, you'll find links down the left-hand side to all the basic major and minor chords on the piano. The videos explain how the chords are played, and also show suitable fingering for each chord.
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If you're fairly new to the instrument, I suggest you try learning C, F, G and Am (all chords with just white keys) to begin with, and then have a go at the theme tune to the titanic film ("My Heart Will Go On") in the songs section. Once you've got the idea of this, you could then try out "Candle in the Wind". This song also contains C, F and G, and adds a new chord - Bb major. This contains one black key- a little more tricky! |
| Basic Chords for the guitar
The next section - easy guitar chords - works through the chords in a similiar fashion, this time with the guitarist in mind. There's also some suggested songs to try out, and an explanation of guitar symbols and fingering. Happy learning!
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NEW! songs added for this month: |
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Christina Aguilara's magical ballad "Beautiful" Ease of playing rating: 8/10
Advanced: requires knowledge of more uncommon chords using more black keys. Also a difficult song to play on the guitar (several barre chords involved)
Coldplay and "Nobody Said It Was Easy" (The Scientist) Ease of playing rating: 4/10
Beginner/intermediate - you'll need to know some slightly more difficult chords for this song
Robbie Williams classic song "Angels" Ease of playing rating: 6/10
Intermediate - you'll need to know about six chords to play this song |
Chord Theory
The chord theory section of the site is all about how chords are put together. It's good to be able to learn different chord shapes from memory, but it's even better if you understand how the chord is actually constructed. For example, say you know how to play Dm7, but what about G#m7? These pages will teach you how put a minor chord together, and then how to add the minor seventh. Or a sixth, or a ninth, or a sus4 etc etc! As with the other sections, there's lots of examples and diagrams to help you on your way. |
